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CHURCH AND STATE
LUTHERANS AND EPISCOPALIANS 1 FOR 2
Lutherans and Episcopalians both got on base only once out
of two tries. The Lutherans agreed to ordain women as ministers but sidestepped abortion reform. The Episcopalians
took a reverse stand.
The American Lutheran Church voted October 24(560-414) to
allow women to be ordained as ministers in the 2.5 million
membership denomination. Three women are qualified but
none has applied for ordination. The decision passed despite its expected strain on the fellowship between the
ALC and the more conservative Lutheran Church-Missouri
Synod,
The ALC, however, evaded the issue of abortion reform by
referring the proposal to the denomination's commission
on research and social action.
The Episcopal General Convention failed to pass a similar
motion on ordination of women as ministers because such
a move might seriously endanger the drive toward unity,
with the Roman Catholic Church,
The. Cpnvention did pass a proppsal calling for liberalized
abortion laws which would presumably, not. be a threat to
unity.
NEW STRATEGY FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS
When Congress reconvenes after elections. Senators Birch
Bayh(D-Ind.) and Marlow W. Cook(R-Ky.) will offer a new
version of the Equal Rights for Women Amendment. They will
propose that men be given equal rights with women.
The new amendment, instead of abolishing all laws that
treat men and women differently, would extend to men "protective" laws now on the books for women in areas such as
working hours and alimony. Laws that discriminate against
women would have to be used against men as well. The amendment would allow legal recognition of physical differences
between the sexes to permit exclusion of women from the
draft•
Senator Sam J. Ervin(D-N.C.), women's chief legislative
foe, will seek revisions to this amendment as he did the
previous amendment in an atterait to preserve the status
quo.